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Authors: Mark Brown
Conquer Back and Neck Pain - Walk It Off! (10 page)
• This back pain makes me constipated and I am not taking pain medication. |  YesNo |
To read more about this syndrome, turn to page 30.
The following statements concern the symptoms of a tumor in your spine. If these statements pertain to you then you may have a tumor in your spine and you should seek medical care as soon as possible:
• Back pain awakens me every night and it is getting worse. | YesNo |
• Once the pain awakens me I must get up and walk around before I can get back to sleep. | YesNo |
• My legs seem to give out when I have the pain. | YesNo |
• I cannot sleep at all because of the pain. | YesNo |
• Any time I lie down the pain gets worse. | YesNo |
If you answer most of the following questions with a yes, then you may have an infection causing your spine pain:
• I have spine pain after I had an infection (urinary tract, dental, skin abscess). | YesNo |
• I am diabetic and/or on chemotherapy or on steroids. | YesNo |
• I have some other illness that suppresses my immune system. | YesNo |
• I have night sweats. | YesNo |
• I have been exposed to tuberculosis and/or have a positive tuberculin skin test. | YesNo |
• My spine pain is getting progressively worse. | YesNo |
• I have chills and fever. | YesNo |